Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-15
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
Morrell States Plain Truths in
Regard to immigration.
Uncle Sans POstmaStefs Adopt Meas
ures.tO Secure More Pay.
The Election Case Of ThObe rs. Carlisle
Today.
Reception rendered Prominent Home
Rule Leaders.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA.

WAsHISGroN, Dec. IA.
The committee on privileges and election
presented unanimous report on the West
Virginia case declaring that Charles j. Faulk-
ner was duly elected Senator.
The Senate took up the bill introduced by
Morrell TO regulate immigration and was ad-
dressed by that Senator in explanation of
his measure.
He quoted Balfour's reply to the question
in the House of Commons as TO the Govern
ment aiding emigration. TO the effect that
the Government would apply no more money
to that purpose during the rest of the year.
Bafour had not said parishes or neighbor-
hoods should not aid emigration. At the end
of the year emigration might be aided by the
Government again, unless the fishery COM
missioners should implore Balfour to refrain
from putting briars in their path while cum
ming diplomacy going on here. Paupers of
Great Britain numbered very nearly round
million outside and uncounted vagrants and
casual paupers far exceeded in numbers
the so-called paupers.
There was too strong a tendency in Europe
TO regard the Nnited States as a cess pool
for the violent products of the old world.
The present husbandTy demanded that oung
America should not be wholly deprived of
its birthright The measure introduced by
him was intended to regulate immigration by
a scheme moderate as TO receive general
approval. 1t would be referred to the judi
ciary committee. He hoped the committee
would report some measure to checkmate
the gross imposition from foreign nations, to
which the country has been SO largely sui
jected. He moved that the bill be referred
TO the judiciary committee.
Edmunds suggested that the subject more
properly belonged to the committee on for
eign relations. He therefore made a motion
to that end. The latter motion was agreed
10.
Then, on motion of Edmunds, the Senate
proceeded to the consideration of executive
business
In ten minutes the doors opened and the
Senate adjourned.
The national convention of third and fourth
class postmasters today adopted a basis of a
bill to be presented TO Congress. recommend
ing the government to allow postmasters of
the third class all the revenue from the rent
boxes and that the expense of rent, light and
fuel be borne by the government as properly
chargeable to the appropriation for the sup
port and maintenance of the postal service ;
that the government allow officers of the
competent clerical force and properly con-
duct the business; that the expense of rent.
light aud fuel of fourth class offices be al
lowed by the government upon basis graded
according to the salary paid; that clerk hire
be allowed in offices where the mails are sep
arated for other offices on the basis of the
number of mails per week that railway pos
tai clerks be supplied with suitable gov
ernment card on which they may report to
the postmasters the amount of mail matter
of all classes deposited in their cars; that the
cards be addressed to the postmaster at each
office where the mail matter is placed on the
trains; that the postmaster be entitled to take
credit in quarterly reports on the value of
stamps cancelled as reported upon said cards.
The bill also contains a compensation sched-
ue.
4 resolution was adopted that the law be
amended to exclude from second class mat
ter all publications not embraced in the order
of regular and legitimate journals.
4 series of resolutions were adopted heart
ily endorsing the administration of Clevc-
land and expressing appreciation of the eff
forts OF Postmaster General Villas and First
Assistant Postmaster General Stevenson to
improve the postal service.
The House commute on on elections meet
tomorrow and will consider the case of
Thobe VS. Carlisle.
Sir Thomas Henry Grafton Esmonde and
Hon. Arthur OConnor leaders of the home
rule cause in parliament, were given re-
ception in Masonic Temple tonight. A
large number of Senators were present with
Fred Douglass and other prominent men.
Earnest speeches were made by Senators
Sherman, ingalls, and Hawley, the latter
predicting local self government for not on
ly Ireland but Scotland Wales and other
British possessions until it finally becomes
the United States of Great Britain Rep
resentatives Herbert, Springer and Kennedy
and Fred Douglass spoke. Appropriate
resolutions were adopted.